Search Results for ‘United Kingdom’, ‘Travel Writing & Other Literature’, ‘History Books’ - 35 matches found

German Invasion Plans For the British Isles (1940)

“German Invasion Plans for the British Isles” is the book to which Hitler’s generals turned when they planned Operation Sea Lion in 1940. Using one of the only surviving copies found by the Allied forces...

The Royal Navy Officer's Pocket-Book 1944

The Royal Navy Officer's Pocketbook gathers together in a single volume the official pamphlets issued during the course of the Second World War that provided sound advice to the officer class on a wide...

The Bus We Loved

In this affectionate history, Travis Elborough tells the story of the Routemaster's invention, rise and decline, of the people who worked on it, and of the enthusiasts who were mad about it. Slowly...

The Isle of Man: A Pictorial History

An insight into the history, architecture and personalities of the Isle of Man. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs.

Cross River Traffic

Cross River Traffic tells the history of the London's current bridges (and their predecessors) - why and how they were built as well as incidents that have occurred on them, from ghost stories to terrorist...

Derelict London

In Derelict London, Paul Talling lists 100 of the capital’s most interesting, curious and eye-catching derelict buildings, from the deservedly discarded tower blocks to the scandalously neglected architectural...

London - The Biography

Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city.
For him it is a living organism, with its own laws...

London's Dead – A guided tour of the capital's dead

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Ed Glinert’s “London’s Dead” unearths some of the capital's most gruesome and intriguing stories; from famous and infamous people to unsung heroes and victims, well-known resting places...

More London Peculiars

Peter Ashley, writer and photographer, returns with a second volume uncovering London’s past and revealing the old ways that make the city the most exciting capital anywhere. The occupations he finds...

The London Compendium

The streets of London resonate with secret stories, from East End lore to Cold War espionage, from tales of riots, rakes, brothers, anarchy and grisly murders, to Rolling Stones gigs, gangland drinking...

London Fragments - A Literary Expedition

“London Fragments” is one of those rare books that inspire you to revisit places you probably didn’t realise you were visiting; it will show you parts of London in completely new lights.
On ten strolls...

142 The Strand - A Radical Address in Victorian London

142 Strand was the home of the brilliant and unconventional young publisher John Chapman. All the daring and avant-garde writers and thinkers of Victorian London gathered here, among them Thomas Carlyle...

Jack the Ripper and the East End

“Jack the Ripper and the East End” aims to uncover the reality of East End life of old. In 1888, Whitechapel - at the heart of the inner East End - was the most (in)famous place in the country, widely...

Liverpool 800 - Culture, Character, and History

Published to mark the 800th anniversary in 2007 of the founding of modern Liverpool by King John, “Liverpool 800” is the definitive biography of this magnificent world city.
Contributors explore the...

London - The Autobiography

In London - The Autobiography, acclaimed writer Jon Lewis surveys the history of one of the western world’s most fascinating capital cities. From Boudicca’s savage raid on Roman London in AD 60 to the...

The Making of Modern London

The four volumes of “The Making of Modern London”, hailed when first published as innovative and riveting histories of the capital, are now combined and updated into one volume. Combining living memory...

West End Chronicles

The West End is historically the beating heart of London life and in West End Chronicles Ed Glinert looks at the glorious triumphs of this thriving district.
From Mayfair to Soho, Shaftesbury Avenue...

Baedeker's London and Its Environs 1900

This is what the visitor to London would have used at the close of the Victorian era. Not only are all the major sites and attractions mentioned (which are unchanged) but, most interesting to us today...

Haunted London

From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions, manifestations and related supernatural phenomena to first-hand encounters with ghouls and spirits, “Haunted London” contains new and well-known spooky tales...

London Cemeteries - An Illustrated Guide and Gazetteer

The cemeteries of Greater London have been a neglected area of the capital's history. They are filled not only with the remains of recent generations but also with a wealth of architectural and social...